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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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City of Edinburgh
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for City of Edinburgh. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates2,242Searchable applications
684Recorded as pending
76%Approval rate · 1,051 approved or refused records
248Refused applications
803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Feb 2024 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 27 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and buildingContact planning Property enquiry certificatesLocal plan Local Development Plan and guidancePre-application advice Apply for planning permissionConservation areas Apply for conservation area consent
Council contacts
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0408/TCO
Scots pine - remove.
GF 16 Great King Street Edinburgh EH3 6QL
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0409/TCO
T1 elm - remove. T2 holly - remove.
5 Relugas Road Edinburgh EH9 2NE
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02346/LBC
New timber glazed windows, and replacement windows, minor internal alterations.
23 Pentland Avenue Edinburgh EH13 0HY
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02347/FUL
Construct a new garage and vehicle access and convert the existing garage into a bedroom with new window and door.
23 Pentland Avenue Edinburgh EH13 0HY
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0410/TCO
30 year old Birch tree - reduce height and spread of tree by 2 metres.
25 Cambridge Avenue Edinburgh EH6 5AW
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02348/FUL
Erection of carport and removal of chimney.
18 Greenbank Grove Edinburgh EH10 5SU
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02349/LBC
Internal alterations to facilitate change of use from offices to serviced apartments.
7 Palmerston Place Edinburgh EH12 5AH
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02350/FULSTL
Change of use from offices to create eight serviced apartments and an integral manager's apartment (nine apartments in total).
7 Palmerston Place Edinburgh EH12 5AH
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Mixed Decision26/0411/TPO
One elm in A1. TPO 139. Immediately behind rear boundary of 5 Firrhill Crescent, EH13 9DT - Reduce/prune back the canopy by 4m to manage size and overhang into the garden.
111 Oxgangs Road North Edinburgh EH14 1ED
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02353/FUL
Conversion of attic space to form additional accommodation, including installation of rooflights.
11 Rattray Drive Edinburgh EH10 5TH
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02355/FUL
External stair to provide access to the rear garden; boiler repositioned, with flue to rear external wall. New door to the rear.
47 Madeira Street Edinburgh EH6 4AJ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02356/LBC
Internal alterations, including downtaking of internal partitions to form new bathroom, and new bedroom (as amended).
47 Madeira Street Edinburgh EH6 4AJ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02357/FUL
Section 42, to vary the condition of planning permission 21/03584/FUL to allow for an extended period of use of the portacabin as a classroom.
Erskine Edinburgh Home 468 Gilmerton Road Edinburgh EH17 7SA
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0412/TCO
Copper beech 9187 - crown reduce west crown by 3m and crown lift over road to 4.5m, 1107 (a group) - remove 3 trees, Laburnum 1294 - reduce height by 2m, Silver maple 1293 - remove small rubbing branches and deadwood, elm 8204 - remove tree.
40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0413/TCO
Beech 1069 remove tree.
40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02363/LBC
Demolition of stone retaining wall.
5 Oak Lane Edinburgh EH12 6XH
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02365/FUL
Installation of stand alone frame with defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets.
Proposed Defibrillator Cabinet 3 Metres East Of 320 Morningside Road Edinburgh
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0414/TCO
Tree 1 red circle, silver birch, remove deadwood, damaged and crossing branches and crown reduction by no more than 2m, ensuring clearance from house. Tree 2 blue circle, ornamental plum, remove deadwood, damaged and crossing branches and crown reduction by no more than 2mTree 3 green circle, fruiting plum, remove deadwood, damaged and crossing branches and crown reduction by no more than 2mTree 4 yellow circle, silver birch, remove deadwood, damaged and crossing branches and remove lower limb to ensure clearance from nearby telecommunication cables.Tree 5 red arrow, flowering cherry, removal to stump and replacement ( as amened by email 29 Jul)
16B Morningside Place Edinburgh EH10 5ER
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02368/FUL
Single storey rear extension to dwelling house.
6 Liberton Place Edinburgh EH16 6NA
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Application Approved26/02369/WINPA
Currently have 3x sash and case windows within flat, proposed replacing with tilt and turn windows, of the same dimensions.
2F1 3 Largo Place Edinburgh EH6 4AG
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/02370/WINPA
Replacing existing sash and case single pane windows with like-for-like uPVC sash and case double glaze.
3F2 34 Strathearn Road Edinburgh EH9 2AB
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0416/TCO
Sycamore and Whitebeam - Laterally tip reduce sycamore to provide 4m clearance from building. Prune lower branches of whitebeam to 3m above existing groundlevel.
2F2 39 Lauderdale Street Edinburgh EH9 1DE
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Application Refused26/02371/ADV
Advertisement of the following types: Projecting Sign.
114 Princes Street Edinburgh EH2 3AA
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Permitted Development26/02372/FUL
Alter main door flat to include installation of a new window.
58 Balcarres Street Edinburgh EH10 5LT
Received 4 Jun 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for City of Edinburgh, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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